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School-based intervention programs for PTSD symptoms: a review and meta-analysis

Erika S Rolfsnes et al. J Trauma Stress. 2011 Apr.

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This is a review and meta-analysis of school-based intervention programs targeted at reducing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Nineteen studies conducted in 9 different countries satisfied the inclusionary criteria. The studies dealt with various kinds of type I and type II trauma exposure. Sixteen studies used cognitive-behavioral therapy methods; the others used play/art, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, and mind-body techniques. The overall effect size for the 19 studies was d = 0.68 (SD = 0.41), indicating a medium-large effect in relation to reducing symptoms of PTSD. The authors' findings suggest that intervention provided within the school setting can be effective in helping children and adolescents following traumatic events.

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• Back to school: review of school based interventions: comment on Rolfsness and Idsoe (2011).

  Cohen JA, Jaycox LH, Amaya-Jackson L, Stein BD. Cohen JA, et al. J Trauma Stress. 2011 Dec;24(6):760-1; discussion 762. doi: 10.1002/jts.20702. Epub 2011 Nov 30. J Trauma Stress. 2011. PMID: 22131060

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